By JULIUS PHIRI – in Vubwi ZESCO has sub contracted two local companies for the electrification of Vubwi District at a cost of over K6 million. Vubwi District Commissioner (DC) Eneless Banda said in Vubwi...

By CHILA NAMAIKO – THE Southern Water and Sewerage Company Limited (SWSC) has commenced works on the K2.7 million water reticulation project in the low-cost area of Chandamali Township in Choma. The project, which would...

By HOPE BWALYA – THE Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) has called on Government to hasten the procurement and distribution of learning materials for the effective implementation of the new curriculum. BETUZ General...

By JONATHAN MUKUKA? – NAKONDE border in Muchinga Province is now fully operational after it was closed for about three days following commotion which engulfed the neighbouring town of Tunduma in Tanzania. Operations at the...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE? – THE Supreme Court has reversed the nullification of the election of Mwalimu Simfukwe as MMD Mbala Member of Parliament. A panel of five judges has instead declared Mr Simfukwe as the...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA – GOVERNMENT has said it is ready to table the constitution before Parliament in June, this year, if stakeholders are agreeable to adopting the new document through the House. Justice Minister Ngosa...

GEORGE Gondwe (above) is nick-named as George ‘Atlanta’ after his participation as sports administrator representing Zambia in Paralympic athletics in Atlanta, USA in August 1996. In his childhood, George suffered from Polio which left his...

By DELPHINE ZULU – VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has urged stakeholders to appreciate hardworking women from all sectors. Ms Wina said women’s efforts must be recognised through promotions and provision of various incentives. She said President...

By JAMES KUNDA – FIVE Congolese in Ndola have been arrested for unlawful stay in Zambia, the Immigration Department has said. Immigration Department public relations officer Namati Nshinka said in a statement yesterday that the...

By JULIUS PHIRI – THE Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) in Eastern Province is saddened by  the high number of audit queries being recorded in the construction of roads, offices and housing units for...